An Osun State High Court on Friday reserved till March 7 ruling on bail applications for hotelier Ramon Adedoyin and six others arraigned over the death of Timothy Adegoke, a student of Obafemi Awolowo University.
None of the defendants now remanded in Ilesa Correctional Centre was present during Friday’s session.
Adedoyin and the other defendants – Adedeji Adesola, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwale Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem and Adebayo Kunle – had appeared before the court on Thursday.
They were charged with 11 counts bordering on murder, indecent interference with a dead body, administration of extrajudicial oath and alteration to conceal evidence.
Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, had adjourned till Friday to allow the formal bail application for the seventh defendant, Adesola.
At Friday’s proceedings, Adesola’s counsel Okon Ita moved a formal bail application for her on health grounds, adding that seven more reasons had been listed to also support the bail sought by the defendant.
The prosecution opposed the application, saying a counter-application, an affidavit deposed to by a police officer and a written address had been filed against the bail application.
In her ruling, Justice Ojo reserved ruling on all bail applications till Monday and notified the counsels that trial would also commence the same day.
